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<blockquote data-quote="dhenry" data-source="post: 785143" data-attributes="member: 115201">Hi, I'm new to this stuff and would kindly appreciate some help if anyone has the time.&nbsp; I'm attempting to build my first PVR and have many questions and hurdles to get past.&nbsp; I have a Dell Precision 650 Workstation with (2) 3.06 ghz processors, 1 gb of ram and will be replacing the hard drive.&nbsp; This thing will support SCSI with Raid, IDE and SATA drives.&nbsp; I'm familiar with SATA but not sure about SCSI or Raid.&nbsp; Would this be a good computer to use if I get a new hard drive and if so what type would be the best?&nbsp; I've read about some drives designed just for DVR/PVR use but without any experience, not sure what to buy.&nbsp; I'll probably need to add another gig of ram or do I need more than 2?&nbsp; I've got a Hauppauge 1600 capture card and the computer already has an Nvidia Quatro FX1000 with 128mb with dual DVI-I.&nbsp; I've already got it hooked up to my HD flatscreen via the DVI and it looks good.&nbsp; Am I on the right track here?Thanks,DH</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dhenry, post: 785143, member: 115201"] Hi, I'm new to this stuff and would kindly appreciate some help if anyone has the time. I'm attempting to build my first PVR and have many questions and hurdles to get past. I have a Dell Precision 650 Workstation with (2) 3.06 ghz processors, 1 gb of ram and will be replacing the hard drive. This thing will support SCSI with Raid, IDE and SATA drives. I'm familiar with SATA but not sure about SCSI or Raid. Would this be a good computer to use if I get a new hard drive and if so what type would be the best? I've read about some drives designed just for DVR/PVR use but without any experience, not sure what to buy. I'll probably need to add another gig of ram or do I need more than 2? I've got a Hauppauge 1600 capture card and the computer already has an Nvidia Quatro FX1000 with 128mb with dual DVI-I. I've already got it hooked up to my HD flatscreen via the DVI and it looks good. Am I on the right track here? Thanks, DH [/QUOTE]

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